Question 1

What governs people, according to Kelly?

Accepted Answer

A)  hedonic forces 
B)  consequences of behavior 
C)  the way they construe events in their worlds 
D)  past reinforcement schedules 
A)  hedonic forces 
B)  consequences of behavior 
C)  the way they construe events in their worlds 
D)  past reinforcement schedules C

Question 2

All except one of the following are coincidences of Kelly's thought with that of other theorists. Which is NOT one of those coincidences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Like Skinner, he believed in change via human intervention. 
B)  Like Maslow, he believed that something like instincts lie behind behavior. 
C)  Like Rogers he did not believe that one and only one set of procedures is effective in therapy. 
D)  Like Skinner and Rogers, Kelly was concerned about creativity. 
A)  Like Skinner, he believed in change via human intervention. 
B)  Like Maslow, he believed that something like instincts lie behind behavior. 
C)  Like Rogers he did not believe that one and only one set of procedures is effective in therapy. 
D)  Like Skinner and Rogers, Kelly was concerned about creativity. B

Question 3

The Role Construct Repertory (REP) Test is

Accepted Answer

A)  a variation of the Personality Orientation Inventory that assesses the relations among a person's constructs 
B)  a device for determining whether one's construct system is organized by extension of the cleavage line or abstracting across the cleavage line 
C)  an assessment device designed to reveal a person's construct system 
D)  a measurement instrument to ascertain individual differences in the constructs people have in their systems 
A)  a variation of the Personality Orientation Inventory that assesses the relations among a person's constructs 
B)  a device for determining whether one's construct system is organized by extension of the cleavage line or abstracting across the cleavage line 
C)  an assessment device designed to reveal a person's construct system 
D)  a measurement instrument to ascertain individual differences in the constructs people have in their systems C

Question 4

All of the following are among Jim's constructs, except one. Which is NOT among his constructs?

Accepted Answer

A)  educated-uneducated 
B)  trust-distrust 
C)  intelligent-stupid 
D)  admire-not admire 
A)  educated-uneducated 
B)  trust-distrust 
C)  intelligent-stupid 
D)  admire-not admire

Question 5

According to Kelly, personality is

Accepted Answer

A)  a collection of traits each guiding a different sphere of life 
B)  an organized system of constructs that may be ranked in importance 
C)  a framework of personal dispositions that, together, operate in the real world in order to secure satisfactions 
D)  traits organized according to similarity 
A)  a collection of traits each guiding a different sphere of life 
B)  an organized system of constructs that may be ranked in importance 
C)  a framework of personal dispositions that, together, operate in the real world in order to secure satisfactions 
D)  traits organized according to similarity

Question 6

To Kelly, fear is

Accepted Answer

A)  what people experience when their construct systems do not apply to critical events 
B)  what people experience when a new construct appears to be entering the system and may be dominant 
C)  what people experience when their construct system appears to be fusing with that of another person 
D)  people's realization that their entire construct system will be over-hauled 
A)  what people experience when their construct systems do not apply to critical events 
B)  what people experience when a new construct appears to be entering the system and may be dominant 
C)  what people experience when their construct system appears to be fusing with that of another person 
D)  people's realization that their entire construct system will be over-hauled

Question 7

All except one of the following is an application of the Role Repertory Test (REP) to business and industry. Which is NOT an actual use?

Accepted Answer

A)  Soft drink companies are experimenting with using the REP to differentiate between varieties of their products (Pepsi versus Diet Pepsi). 
B)  Product names were used in the place of usual role titles to discover the constructs used by home testers of perfumes and cosmetics. 
C)  The REP procedure was used to discover the beliefs, values, and items-of-interest used by senior managers. 
D)  The constructs of effective and ineffective loan officers were ascertained by use of REP procedures. 
A)  Soft drink companies are experimenting with using the REP to differentiate between varieties of their products (Pepsi versus Diet Pepsi). 
B)  Product names were used in the place of usual role titles to discover the constructs used by home testers of perfumes and cosmetics. 
C)  The REP procedure was used to discover the beliefs, values, and items-of-interest used by senior managers. 
D)  The constructs of effective and ineffective loan officers were ascertained by use of REP procedures.

Question 8

Despite Kelly's protests to the contrary, his position has been viewed as basically

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioristic 
B)  Freudian 
C)  Adlerian 
D)  phenomenological 
A)  behavioristic 
B)  Freudian 
C)  Adlerian 
D)  phenomenological

Question 9

Which of the following beliefs was attributed to Kelly?

Accepted Answer

A)  All people are academically equal. 
B)  Attention to the external environment is the most reasonable approach to understanding people. 
C)  In psychology, as in other sciences, there are only theories, no truths. 
D)  biological determinism 
A)  All people are academically equal. 
B)  Attention to the external environment is the most reasonable approach to understanding people. 
C)  In psychology, as in other sciences, there are only theories, no truths. 
D)  biological determinism

Question 10

The range of convenience refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the events to which a construct is most readily applied 
B)  the extent and breadth of the event-category to which a construct applies 
C)  the range of constructs that a particular person has developed during maturation 
D)  the level of development of the person's construct system 
A)  the events to which a construct is most readily applied 
B)  the extent and breadth of the event-category to which a construct applies 
C)  the range of constructs that a particular person has developed during maturation 
D)  the level of development of the person's construct system

Question 11

Which of the following is likely when people are assigned to defend an old procedure?

Accepted Answer

A)  They will show extreme simplicity. 
B)  They will show more simplicity than those assigned to device a new procedure. 
C)  They will show more complexity that those assigned to devise a new procedure. 
D)  They will show equal complexity with those assigned to devise a new procedure. 
A)  They will show extreme simplicity. 
B)  They will show more simplicity than those assigned to device a new procedure. 
C)  They will show more complexity that those assigned to devise a new procedure. 
D)  They will show equal complexity with those assigned to devise a new procedure.

Question 12

Most psychologists view themselves as objective. They view their clients and research subjects as

Accepted Answer

A)  incapable of objectivity 
B)  also objective 
C)  somewhat subjective 
D)  semi-objective 
A)  incapable of objectivity 
B)  also objective 
C)  somewhat subjective 
D)  semi-objective

Question 13

Which characterizes the "cognitively simple" interviewee?

Accepted Answer

A)  many constructs 
B)  few constructs, but good differentiation among them 
C)  a tendency to see self and others as different 
D)  the belief that people are the same in different contexts 
A)  many constructs 
B)  few constructs, but good differentiation among them 
C)  a tendency to see self and others as different 
D)  the belief that people are the same in different contexts

Question 14

Which is a problem with supporting Kelly's Personal Construct Theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  He has not defined his terms consistently. 
B)  Each person's construct system is different. 
C)  His concepts are too nebulous and abstract. 
D)  He has failed to even attempt to define some of his concepts. 
A)  He has not defined his terms consistently. 
B)  Each person's construct system is different. 
C)  His concepts are too nebulous and abstract. 
D)  He has failed to even attempt to define some of his concepts.

Question 15

Which is a major contribution of Kelly?

Accepted Answer

A)  He has developed a theory that illuminates the subtle nuances of the parent-child relationship. 
B)  He has been one of the few psychologists to highlight the importance of the cognitive approach. 
C)  He has been responsible for one of the most thorough research programs on record. 
D)  He has been among the relatively few psychologists who has promoted the "one subject, one client at a time" approach. 
A)  He has developed a theory that illuminates the subtle nuances of the parent-child relationship. 
B)  He has been one of the few psychologists to highlight the importance of the cognitive approach. 
C)  He has been responsible for one of the most thorough research programs on record. 
D)  He has been among the relatively few psychologists who has promoted the "one subject, one client at a time" approach.

Question 16

In fixed role therapy, the client

Accepted Answer

A)  opposes whatever the therapist does 
B)  gives up an important role 
C)  plays an imaginary character 
D)  rapidly switches roles 
A)  opposes whatever the therapist does 
B)  gives up an important role 
C)  plays an imaginary character 
D)  rapidly switches roles

Question 17

All except one of the following are steps in fixed role therapy. Which is NOT one of those steps?

Accepted Answer

A)  The client describes himself in terms of central and troublesome constructs. 
B)  The client decides which of his troublesome constructs should be the focus of therapy. 
C)  The therapist writes a fixed role for an imaginary character and the client acts out the part of that character using the new role. 
D)  The client tries out the role and he and the therapist discuss reactions of others. 
A)  The client describes himself in terms of central and troublesome constructs. 
B)  The client decides which of his troublesome constructs should be the focus of therapy. 
C)  The therapist writes a fixed role for an imaginary character and the client acts out the part of that character using the new role. 
D)  The client tries out the role and he and the therapist discuss reactions of others.

Question 18

The range of focus refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the events to which a construct is most readily applied 
B)  the extent and breadth of the event-category to which a construct applies 
C)  the range of constructs that a particular person has developed during maturation 
A)  the events to which a construct is most readily applied 
B)  the extent and breadth of the event-category to which a construct applies 
C)  the range of constructs that a particular person has developed during maturation

Question 19

According to Kelly, in order to address a personal problem, a person must do all of the following, except one. Which is NOT one of Kelly's recommendations?

Accepted Answer

A)  pinpoint the issues 
B)  become intimate with the problem 
C)  exercise controls and make observations 
D)  generalize observations to related situations 
A)  pinpoint the issues 
B)  become intimate with the problem 
C)  exercise controls and make observations 
D)  generalize observations to related situations

Question 20

"Commonality" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the common ground of two or more constructs with a single construct system 
B)  the sharing of constructs of two or more people with similar experience 
C)  the sharing of construct systems by two or more people with similar experience 
D)  the near identity of the emergent and implicit poles for some constructs 
A)  the common ground of two or more constructs with a single construct system 
B)  the sharing of constructs of two or more people with similar experience 
C)  the sharing of construct systems by two or more people with similar experience 
D)  the near identity of the emergent and implicit poles for some constructs

What governs people, according to Kelly?

All except one of the following are coincidences of Kelly's thought with that of other theorists. Which is NOT one of those coincidences?

The Role Construct Repertory (REP) Test is

All of the following are among Jim's constructs, except one. Which is NOT among his constructs?

According to Kelly, personality is

To Kelly, fear is

All except one of the following is an application of the Role Repertory Test (REP) to business and industry. Which is NOT an actual use?

Despite Kelly's protests to the contrary, his position has been viewed as basically

Which of the following beliefs was attributed to Kelly?

The range of convenience refers to

Which of the following is likely when people are assigned to defend an old procedure?

Most psychologists view themselves as objective. They view their clients and research subjects as

Which characterizes the "cognitively simple" interviewee?

Which is a problem with supporting Kelly's Personal Construct Theory?

Which is a major contribution of Kelly?

In fixed role therapy, the client

All except one of the following are steps in fixed role therapy. Which is NOT one of those steps?

The range of focus refers to

According to Kelly, in order to address a personal problem, a person must do all of the following, except one. Which is NOT one of Kelly's recommendations?

"Commonality" refers to

Introduction

The Psychoanalytic Legacy: Sigmund Freud

Personalitys Ancestral Foundation: Carl Jung

Overcoming Inferiority and Striving for Superiority: Alfred Adler

Moving Toward, Away From, and Against Others: Karen Horney

Personality From the Interpersonal Perspective: Harry Stack Sullivan

The Seasons of Our Lives: Erik Erikson

The Sociopsychological Approach to Personality: Erich Fromm

Every Person Is to Be Prized: Carl Rogers

Becoming All That One Can Be: Abraham Maslow

The Social-Cognitive Approach to Personality: Walter Mischel and Julian Rotter

Thinking Ahead and Learning Mastery of Ones Circumstances: Albert Bandura

Its All a Matter of Consequences: B.F Skinner

Human Needs and Environmental Press: Henry a Murray

The Trait Approach to Personality: Raymond Cattell and Hans Eysenck

Personality Development and Prejudice: Gordon Allport

Where Is Personality Theory Going

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Exam 11: Marching to a Different Drummer: George Kelly

What governs people, according to Kelly?

All except one of the following are coincidences of Kelly's thought with that of other theorists. Which is NOT one of those coincidences?

The Role Construct Repertory (REP) Test is

All of the following are among Jim's constructs, except one. Which is NOT among his constructs?

According to Kelly, personality is

To Kelly, fear is

All except one of the following is an application of the Role Repertory Test (REP) to business and industry. Which is NOT an actual use?

Despite Kelly's protests to the contrary, his position has been viewed as basically

Which of the following beliefs was attributed to Kelly?

The range of convenience refers to

Which of the following is likely when people are assigned to defend an old procedure?

Most psychologists view themselves as objective. They view their clients and research subjects as

Which characterizes the "cognitively simple" interviewee?

Which is a problem with supporting Kelly's Personal Construct Theory?

Which is a major contribution of Kelly?

In fixed role therapy, the client

All except one of the following are steps in fixed role therapy. Which is NOT one of those steps?

The range of focus refers to

According to Kelly, in order to address a personal problem, a person must do all of the following, except one. Which is NOT one of Kelly's recommendations?

"Commonality" refers to

Introduction

The Psychoanalytic Legacy: Sigmund Freud

Personalitys Ancestral Foundation: Carl Jung

Overcoming Inferiority and Striving for Superiority: Alfred Adler

Moving Toward, Away From, and Against Others: Karen Horney

Personality From the Interpersonal Perspective: Harry Stack Sullivan

The Seasons of Our Lives: Erik Erikson

The Sociopsychological Approach to Personality: Erich Fromm

Every Person Is to Be Prized: Carl Rogers

Becoming All That One Can Be: Abraham Maslow

The Social-Cognitive Approach to Personality: Walter Mischel and Julian Rotter

Thinking Ahead and Learning Mastery of Ones Circumstances: Albert Bandura

Its All a Matter of Consequences: B.F Skinner

Human Needs and Environmental Press: Henry a Murray

The Trait Approach to Personality: Raymond Cattell and Hans Eysenck

Personality Development and Prejudice: Gordon Allport

Where Is Personality Theory Going

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